Best rich editor plugins for WordPress
The most popular rich editor plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Visual Editor Custom Buttons leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of TinyMCE Code Element (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “rich editor” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 rich editor plugins
- 1.
Visual Editor Custom ButtonsThe most installed rich editor plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 37 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 2.
TinyMCE Code Element10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 3 plugins tagged “rich editor”
Visual Editor Custom Buttons
Up in the last 7 days:1#3,625by cyberduck3 years ago
Visual Editor Custom Buttons lets you add custom buttons to the Wordpress Visual Editor.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(37)
- Downloads
- 22/day
TinyMCE Code Element
Down in the last 7 days:241#33,236by Takayuki Miyauchi13 years ago
Add button for code element to the editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day